Love and Rockets: New Stories #6 - First Appearance of Violet Brunet, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Love and Rockets: New Stories (Fantagraphics, 2008 series)
Issue: #6
Publication date: September 2013
Key date: September 2013
On-sale date: October 16, 2013
Indicia publisher: Fantagraphics Books
Price: $14.99
Pages: 104
Barcode: 978160699679951499
ISBN: 978-1-60699-679-9

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Violet Brunet - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Gomez - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Hilly Johnson - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Amy Jones - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

On the record: Eisner Award - Best Short Story (2014).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez	Dora "Killer" Rivera
1	Letters to L&R	letters page	1	script: Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez
2	Fuck Summer	comic story	14	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Chata, Crystal, Gomez First, Hilly Johnson First, Eric Lopez, Moses, Muñeca, Rose "Angel" Rivera, The Gorgon, Tonta
3	Song of Our Sad Girl	comic story	4	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Heraclio Calderon, Carmen, Chelo, Doralis de los Santos, Pipo Jimenez, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Guadalupe, Tipin' Tipin', Vicente
4	Wrench World	comic story	4	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Jolena Castor, Crystal, Muñeca, Tonta
5	Willow, Weep No More	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Doralis de los Santos, Amy Jones First, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Luba, María Inclán, Guadalupe, Jimmy Reyna
6	Crimen Uno	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Ish Solis
7	Tarzana Adventures	comic story	3	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Gomez First, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Tonta
8	Urchins	comic story	1	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Muñeca, Tonta
9	Crimen Dos	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Ish Solis
10	Killer's Dad Grampa Hector?	comic story	1	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Sandy Bobo, Hector Rivera
11	Killer in the Mix	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Sandy Bobo, Gorgo Cienfuego, María Inclán, Amy Jones First, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Guadalupe, Jimmy Reyna, Hector Rivera
12	Crimen Tres	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Ish Solis, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis
13	Pack Mules	comic story	6	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Gomez First, Frank Lopez, Rose "Angel" Rivera, The Gorgon, Tonta
14	Crestfallen Angel	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Rose "Angel" Rivera
15	Crimen Cuatro	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Ish Solis, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis
16	Untitled	comic story	10	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Fair Furry
17	Familylimaf	comic story	4	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Gomez First, Hilly Johnson First, Rose "Angel" Rivera, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Tonta
18	Crimen Cinco	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Muñeca, Ish Solis, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Tonta
19	Dogs Follow Dogs	comic story	4	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Jolena Castor, Muñeca, Ish Solis, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Tonta
20	Willow, Weep No More 2	comic story	5	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Heraclio Calderon, Chelo, María Inclán, Pipo Jimenez, Dora "Killer" Rivera, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Hector Rivera, Tipin' Tipin', Hector Martinez
21	Willow, Weep No More 3	comic story	3	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Doralis de los Santos, Domingo, María Inclán, Pipo Jimenez, Luba, Rosalba "Fritz" Martinez, Guadalupe
22	Crimen Seis	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Mel Spropp
23	Go! Go! Go!	comic story	4	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Gomez First, Hilly Johnson First, Rose "Angel" Rivera, The Gorgon, Tonta
24	Crimen Final	comic story	2	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Tonta
25	And Palomar Again	comic story	2	script: Gilbert Hernandez; pencils: Gilbert Hernandez; inks: Gilbert Hernandez; letters: Gilbert Hernandez	Doralis de los Santos, Pipo Jimenez, Dora "Killer" Rivera
26	Rrrregresamos..	comic story	4	script: Jaime Hernandez; pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez; letters: Jaime Hernandez	Violet Brunet First, Chata, Eric Lopez, Frank Lopez, Moses, Ish Solis, Vivian "Frogmouth" Solis, Tonta
27	Now Is the Very Best Time to Catch Up With Love and Rockets	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
28	-	table of contents	1	pencils: Jaime Hernandez; inks: Jaime Hernandez	Tonta

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Tonta #[nn] ISBN 978-1-68396-205-2	2019	On eBay ›
Proof That the Devil Loves You #[nn] ISBN 9781683967699	2023	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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